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...Andy Smith, 54, finished the building work on his new house near Eaglesham, south of Glasgow, last March....
...Jean Eaglesham is the FT’s chief political correspondent George Parker is the FT’s political editor....
...Allan Cook, chief executive, Cobham, the defence group. Malcolm Earnshaw, former director-general, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers....
...The scheme is the culmination of almost two years of tortuous negotiations between ministers and Allan Leighton, Royal Mail’s chairman....
...Agreement on the deal has been delayed by wrangling over a plan by Allan Leighton, Royal Mail’s chairman, to offer employees 20 per cent of the company in shares....
...The deal has been held up by haggling over proposals from Allan Leighton, Royal Mail’s chairman, for staff to be given a 20 per cent equity stake in the company....
...Allan Leighton, chairman, said the group’s seemingly overall healthy financial state belied the looming triple threat to the business from its regulator, increasing competition and pensions liabilities....
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